excellent performance by an outstanding guitarist, but I did not like the video nor the song changes, the entire background of the song created by isaac albeñiz has been wrongfully changed
Your published copy may be marked 120bpm but i doubt very much wether Albeniz marked his autograph like that, he probably wrote a few versions and played (like Chopin) many different 'versions', having said that this is a cracking good bit of playing.
Too fast, good if you want cheese, no good if you want whipped cream...most want whipped cream. A bit like Vidovic's version, its a bit like, yep I can play this, watch me, and quick too, which shows you how good I am...you dont like tough. Obviously it aint like that, but c'mon, some pieces need tension, and tension takes time to create.Awesome technique though and great playing.If stairway to heaven was just a bit quicker I would hate it, its one of those songs, so is this.
Aye, too fast. Granted, the skill she is displaying by playing it that fast is indeed impressive, but (to put what you said concerning tension another way) music isn't only about skill. Skill is merely a way to open the door to a form of expression that words cannot match.
cga2000 should learn about the difference between classical music and popular music. Britney can't come close to the dedication of this performance. Have you studied something since you were a child. And been taught by great instructors. you really piss me off with your ignorance..
Wonderful dexterity.. incredibly musical.. clueless about Spanish music and Albeniz in particular. Too fast, showy, cheap.. etc. Reminds me of those demo CD's they had for high-end stereo systems. All sound and no music. It's a pity that she does not have the opportunity to spend a couple of years studying with Andres Segovia. She lacks style.
Suggest you do some serious reading and learn more about this musician before making such opinionated comments. Explain why she is in such a great demand on concert tours the world over. Given her talent and the depth of her musical training, she is firmly grounded and has her own style already. Need for Xuefei to copy anyone else's style.
I'd rather do some "serious" listening than "reading" - unless you mean sheet music naturally. As to "demand" .. as far as I know, "britney" or "justin" et al. beat XF any day.. and all "serious" musicians together, for that matter. I think she has great potential, but she'll have to make up her mind at some point, and the sooner the better either become one of the great interpreters of our time on any instrument, or embrace the career of a virtuoso turned low-budget pop star. See what happens.
Thanks for your reply. I get it. Constructive criticism is good for her. If she gets to work with some real masters, that'll help to put her on the path to become "great".
Glad you get my point. "Style" was probably the wrong word to use in her case - maybe "depth" would be closer to what I felt. Hopefully she'll have the good sense to take time off concert tours and recording sessions and give herself time to mature.. either by herself of under the direction of a great coach/teacher and not burn out by the time she is forty.
Hopefully, this kind of suggestions can somehow get passed onto her management team. Fine art needs time to develop and mature, absolutely. Too many concert appearances can satisfy fans but really put burden on the musician. Anyway, let's enjoy the moment. My only complaint is that there haven't been new YouTube video clips of Xuefei's performances for a long time. Anyone got idea of why?
I can assure you that's not my case.I wanted to see this performance for the opposit reason ,'cos i think that Asian are quite talenty !My only preconception is my own taste,my personal vision how I would listen to this track!
You're absolutly right, THER'S NOT only 1 way to perform a piece, and a lot of times I prefer different versions rather the original ones,I agree with all this. But between several versions of the same piece,ther's always 1 o more you prefer, and that most of the time has nothing to do with a technical talent,but rather ( as you said) depend on how you fell when you close you eyes an listen...Mary
Marybabe61, There is no doubt that there are piece she performed that 'lack true emotion', but not this one, this one is 'ORGANIC' enough for me.
I did not like the way she performed Cavatina (the one shown in youtube), but that's a emotionally complex and demanding piece, how does one conveys a sense of deep lost, quiet defiant and sadness? It's hard for her age.
Well ,if you are talking to me,i just want to clarify that I don't even notice her facial expression,I just was talking about the way she plays. And I also said "IN MY PERSONAL OPINION," that's not EVERYONE's opinion,but just MINE ,and of course you can POLITELY disagree!
Well,I have to admit she is technically amazing,but in my personal opinion of course,lacks emotion,almost histeric in some way,though i use to hear the incomparable Segovia' version!!!
Technically, there are better guitarists, like Yamashita, Eliot Fisk ou Lianto Tjahjoputro. But her clean style sounds great!!! It's one of the most pleasant guitarists to hear.
This peice was never ment to be played this fast........the classical guitar is supposed to be sweet and peirce your soul..........not make you aggressive.
your right classical music is made to pierce your soul WETHER YOU PLAY FAST OR SLOW OR EVEN IF YOU MESS UP (not that im saying she is impresive to me because she is perfect tecnically but the song doesnt get to me) but as long as the mussician can get to your soul it doesnt mather if the song is fast
Too rapid, plus playin this song should be unique, cause you kno Asturias is a rare place in the north of Spain that is what people can't get, I think Segovias and John Williams' is better
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horrible!! add your OWN timing to classical songs!! dont rish through it and slam those chords. your have fast fingers but remember not every line in the fucking song has to be played as a sixteenth note!! andres segovia's is 10 times better
As much, as I love Segovia's performance of Asturias (Leyenda), Ms. Yang's version is much closer to the original tempo. Looking at the sheet music I have in front of me it's marked at 120bpm and uses 16th notes almost exclusively until the music changes themes and tempo. Just because Ms. Yang chose to play a different interpretation of the piece does not make it any worse in comparison to Segovia.
You are right about the tempo. We only have to listen to such internationally recognized interpreters of Albeniz on piano, like the late Alicia de Laroccha, to understand that, whatever the merits of Andrés Segovia (and they are many), some of his interpretations did not respect the original music. This is not to say that Andrés Segovia is not a great musician, but everyone has "failings".
Please do not argue that the piano version is better or that the guitar version is better. Each has its own beauty to offer, and any argument related to this is both ignorant and not constructive.
bash me if you will, but I like these MTV orientated videos for instrumental and classical music. I think it's an intelligent and honest way for these artists to communicate with the mainstream audience.
he's the master for a lot of reasons. he helped a lot in guitar's history.. that doesn't mean everyone has to like his interpretations best. I like williams' better. we are all different that's why no one can say his the best guitar player. everyone feels the music in a different way
this comp. 1st.] its easyer to play faster.. 2] william has a guitar that segovia couldnt dream of.. 3] william has no near tehnick that segovia has, that could tell you every one who has more exp. explorating guitar, william just play nice couse he practice so meny times.. SEgovia has the deepest and the loudest tone.. which william hasnot... for exempl in asturias can you hear his [h] string clear?
He has already exlpained in an interview that he's trying to distance the [H]-string because that's not where the main theme lies.. He's emphasizing the bass rather than the lighter notes to keep people un-confused with where the main theme lies! ;)
Altough, i think that he ought to play the [h] louder.. ;P
and one more thing if you like fast music.. try listen to paco de lucia... hi is decidedly nuber one guitarist in the world inculuding al di meola, and john mclaughin... for exemple paco's like-classical song Panaderos Flamencos.. i will write no more on this subject
por tus comentarios sólo puedo deducir que eres español (quiero pensar) y defiendes a los tuyos. que no tiene nada de malo pero no significa que tengas razón. si algo no se le puede criticar a williams es su tecnica. pero bueno... dejemos el tema ahi. que estés bien
yes ..yes i understood evreything.. i dont speack spanish... when i thought about thing what you want.. simply dont care any more for pacients from youTube.. i know i have correctly opinion
The perfofmance is virtuosic, though personalized to Xue-fei's nature. Nothing against that. I personally would prefer more Spanish flavor to it. Technically the video itself is wild and unamiable to the perception of the listener who would like to enjoy the performance. Her other videos are much higher class. The interview is valuable and I believe coming truly from her heart. Stay true Xue-fei and enjoy many happy years of perfoming beautiful music!
Classical Guitar is a wonderful disipline. Not only is classical guitar performed worldwide, but enables the guitarist to focus on composers, interpretations, and techniques. Wonderful Leyenda.
i must say, the only thing she could have done that more shocking is smashing her guitar the end ala Pete Townshend. That would be very funny. Just a joke guys
I enjoyed the performance. She did several things which brought the piece closer to the original piano composition than I have heard elsewhere: she chose appropriate tempi, she rolled the B and G chords in the B section rather than putting harmonics there as most guitarists do. The ascending arpeggio which ends the A section was much closer to how it appears in the piano score than it is in most transcriptions, as was the final measure and a half before the last chord of the coda.
Unfortunately, however, she omitted a huge section of the piece, and also chose to let the rasqueado chords ring rather than mute them. Finally, in the B section, again, the grace notes were a semi-tone higher, I believe, than they should be. I wish I could ask her about this transcription and these decisions she made.
I personally think the smashing is better for this piece. Otherwise you lose the energy and some of the "mood" or "feeling" in it. Although it has to be done with moderation, ofcourse, when this piece is sometimes suppressed and calm, and sometimes breaks out in what sounds like fury. And that's when the smashing is better!
Cool vid by the way. Shows the stress in the city with this classical piece of music... classical is never out of date :P
a great talent, though I've been spoiled by witnessing Milica ilic in concert- now she, her compositions, poise, music is why we have music and why we have ears to hear.
Buddy that guys version isn't that great lmao this version is excellent because it's more of a true interpretation of the original piano music. This is also kept at a good tempo with almost no flaw at all so this trumps every version of the song I've heard on youtube so far Great job:)
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Great technique but way too fast! you should have played on the piano with such speed! For a classical guitar it sounds as though someone is chasing you.
This was originally a piano piece. Her performance is of similar pace to pianists (ie. faster than many traditional guitar recordings). Check for yourself on you tube.
She is being faithful to the composers intentions, rather than conforming to the way that many guitarists typically play.
Other guitarists play this pace, or higher - the new generation of players seem to be using their formidable techniques to play this piece in the way intended by the composer.
I agree, but on the classical guitar this particular piece does not tell the story. The Piano is different because it is not a string instrument and therefore it has to be played faster to avoid being a cure for insomnia!
It's all about personal preference. Some people like it played slower, and she apparently doesn't. Her interpretation is a cross between Segovia's and Vidovic's.
She is so amazing, but so disappointing she's forgetting a little piece out of it :( and is it my imagination or does she plays a certain chord wrongly? because i seem to hear a chord that does not fit the rest.
Ole Xuefei, greatly played with sentiment, basic for this piece!
Raqy22 3 weeks ago in playlist Más vídeos de wktang
Jesus Christ, great technique and I usually love her interpretations....but I am feeling a bit nervous listening to this!
MikeyIV 6 months ago
what a beast. i played this on marimba in high school and it could never compare to its potential on the guitar
geminiERAU 6 months ago in playlist Guitar Xue Fei Yang
this lady is freaking unreal . her achievement to the guitar make me feel suck
Pikangu 7 months ago
she has the sweetest most pleasant tone of any of the recordings i've heard on youtube. this tempo is a bit too frantic for my taste though.
warlockig 7 months ago
she skip like 30 seconds
Pikangu 8 months ago
prefiero a John williams...
johnfrusciante46 9 months ago
asturias in 5 minute is very fast
liunandaboy 9 months ago
I have to say the tempo is too fast. John Williams plays the right one. I love the playing of this girl anyway...
HongwareeChannel 9 months ago
ich
wixzbo 11 months ago
open to interpretaion yes, and she ties in visually the frinetic pace of life that we currently live
KcinRosa 11 months ago
excellent performance by an outstanding guitarist, but I did not like the video nor the song changes, the entire background of the song created by isaac albeñiz has been wrongfully changed
jarichp 1 year ago
BEAUTIFUL!
goscott4 1 year ago
Wow, tons of energy and feeling. She's an amazing musician.
hapa50 1 year ago
too fast
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maravillosa ..... transmite con su musica sentimientos positivos que bien lo hace
meluco71 1 year ago
maravillosa ..... transmite con su musica sentimientos positivos
meluco71 1 year ago
If Albeniz didn't intend for it to be played at this tempo he should have. It is magnificent and very passionately played.
bgoodwin91006 1 year ago
Your published copy may be marked 120bpm but i doubt very much wether Albeniz marked his autograph like that, he probably wrote a few versions and played (like Chopin) many different 'versions', having said that this is a cracking good bit of playing.
JohnAndrewHall1 1 year ago
this is the trippiest thing ever
amphibian87 1 year ago
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i fucking hate this song.
newjustice1212 1 year ago
@newjustice1212
why do you listen this then.....
another question...why do you even click at it?! ......
Apollon0210 1 year ago
@Apollon0210 haha its because i am trying to learn to play it on guitar and it is really hard.
newjustice1212 1 year ago
she played it too fast. but hell, i wish i could.. =)
MEYDE2 2 years ago
Really great piece, very well interpreted. Personally , I dont really love the videoclip,,I don't know wherre they are going with this :) lol
thinker20 2 years ago
Too fast, good if you want cheese, no good if you want whipped cream...most want whipped cream. A bit like Vidovic's version, its a bit like, yep I can play this, watch me, and quick too, which shows you how good I am...you dont like tough. Obviously it aint like that, but c'mon, some pieces need tension, and tension takes time to create.Awesome technique though and great playing.If stairway to heaven was just a bit quicker I would hate it, its one of those songs, so is this.
kiwi328i 2 years ago 2
even vidovic's version is fast. John William's is the best and very clean....
nitindev 2 years ago 5
Aye, too fast. Granted, the skill she is displaying by playing it that fast is indeed impressive, but (to put what you said concerning tension another way) music isn't only about skill. Skill is merely a way to open the door to a form of expression that words cannot match.
bigdoodsRoCk1242 1 year ago
@kiwi328i - I absolutely agree!!!! Well said!
Alexlowe88 1 year ago
Great guitar playing!
About the video i'm sorry but i don't think modern skyscrapers fit the song :\.
TheLocalGuide 2 years ago
cga2000 should learn about the difference between classical music and popular music. Britney can't come close to the dedication of this performance. Have you studied something since you were a child. And been taught by great instructors. you really piss me off with your ignorance..
lastoctet01 2 years ago
this music is so beautiful and wonderful
Xuefei is great!
johncullenxyz 2 years ago 3
Cool~
Just find out about this girl guitarist and looking at her videos.
Videography showing mirrored scene seems to me like representing austrias' score?...but a bit corny to me though...
gatsbi007 2 years ago
And the middle section?
enr7c0 2 years ago
lol
timmylovesguitar 2 years ago
Great video. Great music. Xuefei rock. Inspirational comment at the end.
789vbc 2 years ago 3
She's an amazing guitarist but as most renditions it is played too fast.
neurotope 2 years ago
great interpretation!
is not comun to see video clips for classical guitar, looks good anyway :D
elbajomundo 2 years ago
i, honestly, prefer john williams' recording of this song
but that run at around 1:25 is probably the best iv ever heard, better than any of the ones iv heard at classical guitar concerts
xuefei is definitely one of my favorite guitarists; great style, execution, expression and the rubato in her playing is really emotional
hwnsk8r 2 years ago
she does do that run incredibly well. it is pretty fantastic
jessaamur 2 years ago
Wonderful dexterity.. incredibly musical.. clueless about Spanish music and Albeniz in particular. Too fast, showy, cheap.. etc. Reminds me of those demo CD's they had for high-end stereo systems. All sound and no music. It's a pity that she does not have the opportunity to spend a couple of years studying with Andres Segovia. She lacks style.
cga2000 2 years ago
Suggest you do some serious reading and learn more about this musician before making such opinionated comments. Explain why she is in such a great demand on concert tours the world over. Given her talent and the depth of her musical training, she is firmly grounded and has her own style already. Need for Xuefei to copy anyone else's style.
charlieff2 2 years ago
Xuefei is secure enough to not mimic or copy others' styles. There is always room for interpreting a piece of music in different way.
charlieff2 2 years ago 12
I'd rather do some "serious" listening than "reading" - unless you mean sheet music naturally. As to "demand" .. as far as I know, "britney" or "justin" et al. beat XF any day.. and all "serious" musicians together, for that matter. I think she has great potential, but she'll have to make up her mind at some point, and the sooner the better either become one of the great interpreters of our time on any instrument, or embrace the career of a virtuoso turned low-budget pop star. See what happens.
cga2000 2 years ago
Thanks for your reply. I get it. Constructive criticism is good for her. If she gets to work with some real masters, that'll help to put her on the path to become "great".
charlieff2 2 years ago
Glad you get my point. "Style" was probably the wrong word to use in her case - maybe "depth" would be closer to what I felt. Hopefully she'll have the good sense to take time off concert tours and recording sessions and give herself time to mature.. either by herself of under the direction of a great coach/teacher and not burn out by the time she is forty.
cga2000 2 years ago
Hopefully, this kind of suggestions can somehow get passed onto her management team. Fine art needs time to develop and mature, absolutely. Too many concert appearances can satisfy fans but really put burden on the musician. Anyway, let's enjoy the moment. My only complaint is that there haven't been new YouTube video clips of Xuefei's performances for a long time. Anyone got idea of why?
charlieff2 2 years ago
I cannot believe anyone saying she is not serious.
Read about her training. If you can play as well as she can you have the right to comment. If you can't
shut up and learn about music
lastoctet01 2 years ago 2
she should have studied with segovia. what does it matter that he died when she was 10....
jessaamur 2 years ago
She's my favourite musician. REAL musician. Please learn something, stupid mainstream useless 'artists' AKA MTV blowers.
SoullessOpeth 2 years ago 2
This was great, but she skipped an entire section. Why?
zorkmon0601 2 years ago
I agree it lacks the best and emotionnal part of the song
remitov 2 years ago
I could do without the idiotic scenes. They don't seem to fit the music.
1936emigrant 2 years ago
This is by far the coolest!!!
shohom67 2 years ago
Fantastic musician
quijanoart2001 2 years ago
Wow, sometimes she is not even touching the intrument!!
harnz12 2 years ago
could someone tell me anyway to contact her :D hehe bit strange but, i would love to be able to be taught even just a little from Xue-fei Yang
utongrag 2 years ago
amazing! Great Job!
CapitanBasso 2 years ago 2
HEY TO ALL OF YOU!!
Listen to the amazing piano Version of Pablo Galdo in the Youtube as well!!!
daragaiamaia 2 years ago
Wow, she is one of the best guitar player.
MoosaMontana 2 years ago 2
It was written for piano, but Albeniz himself said he liked the guitar version better xD
Phantomgreek 2 years ago
well the second part is missing
agvap 2 years ago
hong kong?
cheungkhl 2 years ago
It would be better if this music video is made in Spain instead of in asia. Especially the mountainous Asturias.
stringcast 2 years ago
the piece and video stand up on their own - the dreamlike quality to the video parallels the music very well
jahfish42 2 years ago 2
No, marybabe61 i was not refer to you specifically.
It's just that there is a general preconception about Asian perform without emotion.
I personally found this performance quite lively and with much emotion. And contrary to some, it's technically lacking in some area.
lostpebble 2 years ago
I can assure you that's not my case.I wanted to see this performance for the opposit reason ,'cos i think that Asian are quite talenty !My only preconception is my own taste,my personal vision how I would listen to this track!
( hope you'd understand my raw english)
Mary
marybabe61 2 years ago
It seems on this performance the issue is not if it has emotion, but was it the "right" emotion !?
Is 'right' meant the artist must perform to the original creator's intent !?
What is 'right' anyway in music performance!?
Is there only one way to perform a piece of music !?
What about Jazz !? Is there a "right" way to play it !?
lostpebble 2 years ago
You're absolutly right, THER'S NOT only 1 way to perform a piece, and a lot of times I prefer different versions rather the original ones,I agree with all this. But between several versions of the same piece,ther's always 1 o more you prefer, and that most of the time has nothing to do with a technical talent,but rather ( as you said) depend on how you fell when you close you eyes an listen...Mary
marybabe61 2 years ago
Marybabe61, There is no doubt that there are piece she performed that 'lack true emotion', but not this one, this one is 'ORGANIC' enough for me.
I did not like the way she performed Cavatina (the one shown in youtube), but that's a emotionally complex and demanding piece, how does one conveys a sense of deep lost, quiet defiant and sadness? It's hard for her age.
Well,
lostpebble 2 years ago
Just close one's eyes for a little while and listen to the music before making sour grapes comments.
The emotion is in the music and not in the facial expression.
Although some acting can make one a better entertainer, but not necessary a better musician.
lostpebble 2 years ago
Well ,if you are talking to me,i just want to clarify that I don't even notice her facial expression,I just was talking about the way she plays. And I also said "IN MY PERSONAL OPINION," that's not EVERYONE's opinion,but just MINE ,and of course you can POLITELY disagree!
marybabe61 2 years ago
Well,I have to admit she is technically amazing,but in my personal opinion of course,lacks emotion,almost histeric in some way,though i use to hear the incomparable Segovia' version!!!
marybabe61 3 years ago
Technically, there are better guitarists, like Yamashita, Eliot Fisk ou Lianto Tjahjoputro. But her clean style sounds great!!! It's one of the most pleasant guitarists to hear.
dumisedodan 3 years ago
100% fantastic! She has made her own version & sounds great. She is definitely 'the technically' best guitarist I have heard.
india24s 3 years ago
los que dicen que es muy rapido no saben nada.....buena interpretacion!!!!
gabrielpowerrr 3 years ago
funny, i was doing smthing else when the playlist came on this and I felt this i played buy a chinese person
TepesDoamne 3 years ago
Cool! Sounds great but missing a section,
if I may be so picky.
petey604 3 years ago
As an Asian speaking, I gotta say she plays like a typical Asian. Technically perfect, but lacking in emotion.
luvmsiahatethegov 3 years ago 2
Being european (german even), I'm not allowed to say that. Thank you for speaking my mind :)
Eldejot 3 years ago
i don't like it
too fast
philippaps44 3 years ago
business version of emotional piece
mebloke69 3 years ago
This peice was never ment to be played this fast........the classical guitar is supposed to be sweet and peirce your soul..........not make you aggressive.
DeLuciaRules134 3 years ago
your right classical music is made to pierce your soul WETHER YOU PLAY FAST OR SLOW OR EVEN IF YOU MESS UP (not that im saying she is impresive to me because she is perfect tecnically but the song doesnt get to me) but as long as the mussician can get to your soul it doesnt mather if the song is fast
natolip2 3 years ago
Who else could be responsible for the quality of his performance?
BakedWalnut 3 years ago
Too rapid, plus playin this song should be unique, cause you kno Asturias is a rare place in the north of Spain that is what people can't get, I think Segovias and John Williams' is better
Daniel0889 3 years ago
yo ni madres toco si voy en una camioneta
Ferriz701 3 years ago
Perfect!
ninhntu 3 years ago
nice video, it reacalls me Cafe Tacvba's style...
cesarthue 3 years ago
こんな素晴らしい演奏する人がいるのをしりませんでした。エクセレントですね。
coltlawman357 3 years ago
Greetings from asturias land.I
enjoy your video very much and I think the way you play this piece is wanderful.Very interesting how
you mix clasical music style and modern vid.
lesxanes 3 years ago
Ande chicchinese by S.E.P
SEP957 3 years ago
Lol at 2:10 she's like I could, but I won't.
classicalle 3 years ago
Just to add to what the uploader of this vidz...
Isaac Albeniz wrote Asturias with classical guitar in mind. Asturias is a difficult pc for guitar and even more in piano.
c4tvv6qs 3 years ago 2
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horrible!! add your OWN timing to classical songs!! dont rish through it and slam those chords. your have fast fingers but remember not every line in the fucking song has to be played as a sixteenth note!! andres segovia's is 10 times better
BobMcBobbenheimer 3 years ago
As much, as I love Segovia's performance of Asturias (Leyenda), Ms. Yang's version is much closer to the original tempo. Looking at the sheet music I have in front of me it's marked at 120bpm and uses 16th notes almost exclusively until the music changes themes and tempo. Just because Ms. Yang chose to play a different interpretation of the piece does not make it any worse in comparison to Segovia.
JaisBane 3 years ago 11
Besides Segovia's version on Youtube sounds awful.
BakedWalnut 3 years ago 2
@JaisBane
You are right about the tempo. We only have to listen to such internationally recognized interpreters of Albeniz on piano, like the late Alicia de Laroccha, to understand that, whatever the merits of Andrés Segovia (and they are many), some of his interpretations did not respect the original music. This is not to say that Andrés Segovia is not a great musician, but everyone has "failings".
melomane49 9 months ago
This is good.
I'm learning guitar and i have 2 years playing the guitar. I have studied 7 months at a museum and my teacher is helping me to play it
And this piece is wonderful. Even more if you practice it. 5/5
evilsizer18 3 years ago
Just perfect ! Good work ! =)
erikdarkmaster 3 years ago
Please do not argue that the piano version is better or that the guitar version is better. Each has its own beauty to offer, and any argument related to this is both ignorant and not constructive.
ProjectAurora 3 years ago 2
John williams makes me want to practice harder this virtuoso makes me want to burn my guitars and take up golf!!!!!!
1973wildcatman 3 years ago 3
bash me if you will, but I like these MTV orientated videos for instrumental and classical music. I think it's an intelligent and honest way for these artists to communicate with the mainstream audience.
luizcadu 3 years ago 4
yeah i think that's right
Artistwolf1993 3 years ago
segovia is the best.. best tone!! best rhytam speed.. and best couple reason that i dont know jet.. its always that way!
goorance 3 years ago
well... i don't like segovia's version that much. but everyone has a different opinion
zeev29 3 years ago
its not a matter someones opinion.. its a matter of knowledge..segovia is the master.. whole spain knows that..
goorance 3 years ago
he's the master for a lot of reasons. he helped a lot in guitar's history.. that doesn't mean everyone has to like his interpretations best. I like williams' better. we are all different that's why no one can say his the best guitar player. everyone feels the music in a different way
zeev29 3 years ago
this comp. 1st.] its easyer to play faster.. 2] william has a guitar that segovia couldnt dream of.. 3] william has no near tehnick that segovia has, that could tell you every one who has more exp. explorating guitar, william just play nice couse he practice so meny times.. SEgovia has the deepest and the loudest tone.. which william hasnot... for exempl in asturias can you hear his [h] string clear?
goorance 3 years ago
He has already exlpained in an interview that he's trying to distance the [H]-string because that's not where the main theme lies.. He's emphasizing the bass rather than the lighter notes to keep people un-confused with where the main theme lies! ;)
Altough, i think that he ought to play the [h] louder.. ;P
Thymonico 3 years ago
and one more thing if you like fast music.. try listen to paco de lucia... hi is decidedly nuber one guitarist in the world inculuding al di meola, and john mclaughin... for exemple paco's like-classical song Panaderos Flamencos.. i will write no more on this subject
goorance 3 years ago
por tus comentarios sólo puedo deducir que eres español (quiero pensar) y defiendes a los tuyos. que no tiene nada de malo pero no significa que tengas razón. si algo no se le puede criticar a williams es su tecnica. pero bueno... dejemos el tema ahi. que estés bien
zeev29 3 years ago
yes ..yes i understood evreything.. i dont speack spanish... when i thought about thing what you want.. simply dont care any more for pacients from youTube.. i know i have correctly opinion
goorance 3 years ago
opinion... that's the key word
zeev29 3 years ago
The perfofmance is virtuosic, though personalized to Xue-fei's nature. Nothing against that. I personally would prefer more Spanish flavor to it. Technically the video itself is wild and unamiable to the perception of the listener who would like to enjoy the performance. Her other videos are much higher class. The interview is valuable and I believe coming truly from her heart. Stay true Xue-fei and enjoy many happy years of perfoming beautiful music!
GuitarraUltima 3 years ago 5
where is the other half of the B section??
mpare23 3 years ago
You can find it in her CD but not the DVD.
wolflostlove 3 years ago
Her last point in the interview is spot on. Rock guitarists take note.
patrissimo 3 years ago
She's very good.
patrissimo 3 years ago
Pity, it's wayt to fast. She slows down at 00:44
where the piece needs more energy. Besides that it's really nice though.
badjassmurf 3 years ago
i would say it is much more agrresive playing than a beautiful playing , she is really good player , but she must put more soul into this music
MrBaumbastic 3 years ago
so much the same playing as ana vidovic
MrBaumbastic 3 years ago
She's playing it very fast - too fast, I think. She's bloody incredible nonetheless.
sjdiag 3 years ago
Great guitar performance, video sucks poo tho... I mean like 'huh?'
zombiehellmonkey 3 years ago
too fast.full stop.
sweetnocturnes 3 years ago
Classical Guitar is a wonderful disipline. Not only is classical guitar performed worldwide, but enables the guitarist to focus on composers, interpretations, and techniques. Wonderful Leyenda.
halvey123 4 years ago
wow it's a perpect;;;;;;;;;;i,m so envy;;;;;
ramirez228 4 years ago
Flawless, really fast too
eclipsexreign1 4 years ago
One of the best guitar performances of this piece on youtube.
sztaksel 4 years ago
i must say, the only thing she could have done that more shocking is smashing her guitar the end ala Pete Townshend. That would be very funny. Just a joke guys
Hektor88 4 years ago
I enjoyed the performance. She did several things which brought the piece closer to the original piano composition than I have heard elsewhere: she chose appropriate tempi, she rolled the B and G chords in the B section rather than putting harmonics there as most guitarists do. The ascending arpeggio which ends the A section was much closer to how it appears in the piano score than it is in most transcriptions, as was the final measure and a half before the last chord of the coda.
randomguy254 4 years ago
Unfortunately, however, she omitted a huge section of the piece, and also chose to let the rasqueado chords ring rather than mute them. Finally, in the B section, again, the grace notes were a semi-tone higher, I believe, than they should be. I wish I could ask her about this transcription and these decisions she made.
randomguy254 4 years ago
that was really a wonderfull performance. and for the smashing, i think its the right way to do it on this piece of music
danish68 4 years ago
why the hell do all you guitars smash that b chord?????
play it smooth like andres segovia did...
BobMcBobbenheimer 4 years ago
I personally think the smashing is better for this piece. Otherwise you lose the energy and some of the "mood" or "feeling" in it. Although it has to be done with moderation, ofcourse, when this piece is sometimes suppressed and calm, and sometimes breaks out in what sounds like fury. And that's when the smashing is better!
Cool vid by the way. Shows the stress in the city with this classical piece of music... classical is never out of date :P
thequestionto42 4 years ago
a great talent, though I've been spoiled by witnessing Milica ilic in concert- now she, her compositions, poise, music is why we have music and why we have ears to hear.
mustavklimt 4 years ago
Number five is alive
JuergenSchenk 4 years ago
Wonder! full of passion!... Brilliant!
dem0m 4 years ago
Much too fast with too little feel
anoreo 4 years ago
Did you just advise a former student of the royal academy of music to 'keep it up' hehe
steveuk1986 4 years ago
That what I was just thinking. Where people get that kind of nerve I will never know.
Khaibar06 4 years ago
A bit on the rushy side, but well played all the same. Keep it up Yang!
rang3erhero 4 years ago
So this is the song that Maiden built up "To tame a land" on ? , it sounds really good though
AcesHiigh 4 years ago
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too fast...i don't like it... i prefer segovia's version...more feeling...she's only a tecnician musician...
Noctiferous 4 years ago
nonsense... listen to cavatina
wes1220 4 years ago 3
Her intepitation of this song is brilliant.
It's so much more alive than the other versions posted here.
jarlebox 4 years ago 3
she is so beautiful...
madmooemily1 4 years ago 2
Buddy that guys version isn't that great lmao this version is excellent because it's more of a true interpretation of the original piano music. This is also kept at a good tempo with almost no flaw at all so this trumps every version of the song I've heard on youtube so far Great job:)
Gorack1313 4 years ago
Say what you want.. THIS IS SERIES NICE !
G5Zone 4 years ago
I love the performance.
Pottydzmeia 4 years ago
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something is missing. check Asturias by Timi Krajnc, a much better version!
Joeforall 4 years ago
sooooo hot. i wanna plow- wait. how old is she
bobbycamp101 4 years ago
She is coming to my town in about a week, i am sooo stoked
Hektor88 4 years ago
She actually is cheating! Her hands are a way to small for this big guitar. wow, how does she do it.. :P
WEISSERZWERG 4 years ago
Love it.
hivimusic 4 years ago 2
I think I am in Love.
Khaibar06 4 years ago 3
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Great technique but way too fast! you should have played on the piano with such speed! For a classical guitar it sounds as though someone is chasing you.
symsyn 4 years ago
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maybe when she plays this shit, she thinks that someone is chasing her!!! xD LOL
mayorde18 4 years ago
Mind-boggling
jmc8197 4 years ago
Too much video editing and new age BS. The performance can and should stand on its own. She's very good.
petie32 4 years ago 6
This was originally a piano piece. Her performance is of similar pace to pianists (ie. faster than many traditional guitar recordings). Check for yourself on you tube.
She is being faithful to the composers intentions, rather than conforming to the way that many guitarists typically play.
Other guitarists play this pace, or higher - the new generation of players seem to be using their formidable techniques to play this piece in the way intended by the composer.
leonbrady12 4 years ago
I agree, but on the classical guitar this particular piece does not tell the story. The Piano is different because it is not a string instrument and therefore it has to be played faster to avoid being a cure for insomnia!
symsyn 4 years ago
the piano CAN be considered a string instrument :)
videlsd 4 years ago
this viedo is too fancy
hkbaby1985 4 years ago
Inspiring guitarist.
ixkey 4 years ago 2
segovia is the king of playing Asturias...
marcodidonato 4 years ago 2
Sorry honey, but Eduardo Fernandez is the king of playing Asturias!!
Turboboyturbinado 4 years ago
Who the hell is Eduardo Fernandez compared to Andres Segovia? LOL.
ILikeClassicalGuitar 3 years ago
It's all about personal preference. Some people like it played slower, and she apparently doesn't. Her interpretation is a cross between Segovia's and Vidovic's.
ImperialK2 4 years ago
The sound is good. In my opinion anyway,it is played a little bit too fast...she should let us taste the pleasure of every note
antlib 4 years ago
I don't believe she is rushing it. Plus the original piano version is even faster.
GuitarSonata 4 years ago
with all the talents these players have,they should make some modern classics as well,sure they could
kukladbob 4 years ago
Pretty nice performance, but I still love way better how John Williams or Andres Segovia play it.
eleph4nt 4 years ago
She is so amazing, but so disappointing she's forgetting a little piece out of it :( and is it my imagination or does she plays a certain chord wrongly? because i seem to hear a chord that does not fit the rest.
florh 4 years ago
she plays it very well, but I, too, would prefer more warmth in this piece.
mrchucknorris 4 years ago
yea.. she is rushing it.
CT2507 4 years ago
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Not bad for a girl. A bit slow though.
Lardname 4 years ago
wth are u talkin bout, how in hell is that slow
juanjuanc14 4 years ago
slow? wtf
eleph4nt 4 years ago